Run, Baby Run (Back Into My Arms)
{{Infobox song
| name = Run, Baby Run (Back Into My Arms)
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = The Newbeats
| album = Run Baby Run
| B-side = Mean Woolly Willie
| released = September 1965 (US)
October 1965 (UK)
September 3, 1971 (UK)
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| recorded =
| studio =
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| genre = Pop rock
| length = {{Duration|m=2|s=59}}
| label = Hickory 1332 (1965 release)
London 10341 (1971 UK release)
| writer = Joe Melson, Don Gant
| producer =
| prev_title = Little Child
| prev_year = 1965
| next_title = Shake Hands (And Come Out Crying)
| next_year = 1966
}}
"Run, Baby Run (Back Into My Arms)" is a song written by Joe Melson and Don Gant and performed by The Newbeats. It reached #4 in Canada,[http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.5605&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=98q6tcgku7546lsrfi3gr83pp7 The Newbeats, "Run, Baby Run (Back Into My Arms)" Canadian chart position] Retrieved April 25, 2015 #12 on the Billboard Hot 100,[http://musicvf.com/song.php?title=Run+Baby+Run+%28Back+into+My+Arms%29+by+The+Newbeats&id=44007 The Newbeats, "Run, Baby Run (Back Into My Arms)" US chart position] Retrieved April 25, 2015 and #66 in Australia in 1965. The song was also released in the United Kingdom as a single, but it did not chart on its original release.[http://www.45cat.com/record/451332 The Newbeats, "Run, Baby Run (Back Into My Arms)" 1965 United Kingdom single release] Retrieved April 25, 2015 The group re-released the song as the B-side to their 1971 single, "Am I Not My Brother's Keeper", and in that year, "Run, Baby Run (Back Into My Arms)" reached #10 in the U.K., following extensive playing in Northern Soul clubs in England.
The song was featured on their 1965 album, Run Baby Run.[http://www.discogs.com/Newbeats-Run-Baby-Run/release/4557050 The Newbeats, Run Baby Run] Retrieved April 25, 2015
Other versions
- The Vogues released a version of the song on their 1966 album, Five O'Clock World.[http://www.discogs.com/Vogues-Five-OClock-World/release/4106255 The Vogues, Five O'Clock World] Retrieved April 25, 2015
- Les Surfs released a version of the song entitled "Va Dove Vuoi" as the B-side to their 1966 single "Meritavi Molto Di Più".[http://www.45cat.com/record/fx135 Les Surfs, "Meritavi Molto Di Più" single release] Retrieved April 25, 2015
- The Tremeloes released as version of the song on their 1969 album, The Live in Cabaret.[http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-live-in-cabaret-mw0000854485 The Tremeloes, The Live in Cabaret] Retrieved April 25, 2015
- Roy Orbison released a version of the song on his 1972 album, Memphis.[http://www.allmusic.com/album/memphis-mw0000691365 Roy Orbison, Memphis] Retrieved April 25, 2015
In media
- The Newbeats version was featured in the 2010 film, The Ward.[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1369706/soundtrack The Ward soundtrack] Retrieved April 25, 2015
References
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Category:Songs written by Joe Melson
Category:Songs written by Don Gant
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